Community briefs: Aug. 3

Published: Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 9:14 a.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 9:14 a.m.

5 Promises needs school supplies

The 5 Promises of Henderson County is teaming up with the Children & Family Resource Center, the city of Hendersonville’s Rhythm & Brews Concert Series and Four Seasons Rotary to collect school supplies and nonperishable food items for the Backpack Program at Bruce Drysdale Elementary.

Items will be collected at both the Third and Fourth Avenue entrances to the Aug. 15 Rhythm & Brews concert held in the Azalea parking lot in downtown Hendersonville.

Visit 5promiseshc.org/ news for a complete list of items that are need. For more information, call 828-698- 0674.

$10 haircuts for school-age kids

“Back to School Haircuts” for $10 are back. This community collaboration benefits Hands On!, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville.

Hands On! has partnered with four salons to offer $10 haircuts for children ages 1 to 13. Schedule your appointment for Aug. 12-24 at any of the following locations: Lux Salon, 828-338-2468; Pat’s Hair Design, 828-692-8654; Salon at Southside, 828-692-8400; or Studio 64 Hair Design, 828-697-0308. Half of the price for each cut will be donated to Hands On!

HeartFest set for Sunday in Etowah

The third annual Heart-Fest Bluegrass Music Festival will take place Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Bad Wolf BBQ in Etowah.

HeartFest is a benefit music festival to help local families in need. Admission and a barbecue plate is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair for the outdoor festival.

The local chapter of Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization that donates handmade blankets to children in crisis, is seeking volunteers to create blankets. New “blanketeers” can contribute knitted, crocheted, quilted, no-sew fleece or flannel blankets.

The chapter has distributed more than 43,000 blankets during the past 14 years, and there is still a need for more. Contact Ellen Knoefel at 828-645-8800 for more information.

<p>5 Promises needs school supplies</p><p>The 5 Promises of Henderson County is teaming up with the Children & Family Resource Center, the city of Hendersonville's Rhythm & Brews Concert Series and Four Seasons Rotary to collect school supplies and nonperishable food items for the Backpack Program at Bruce Drysdale Elementary.</p><p>Items will be collected at both the Third and Fourth Avenue entrances to the Aug. 15 Rhythm & Brews concert held in the Azalea parking lot in downtown Hendersonville.</p><p>Visit 5promiseshc.org/ news for a complete list of items that are need. For more information, call 828-698- 0674.</p><p>$10 haircuts for school-age kids</p><p>“Back to School Haircuts” for $10 are back. This community collaboration benefits Hands On!, the children's museum in downtown Hendersonville.</p><p>Hands On! has partnered with four salons to offer $10 haircuts for children ages 1 to 13. Schedule your appointment for Aug. 12-24 at any of the following locations: Lux Salon, 828-338-2468; Pat's Hair Design, 828-692-8654; Salon at Southside, 828-692-8400; or Studio 64 Hair Design, 828-697-0308. Half of the price for each cut will be donated to Hands On!</p><p>HeartFest set for Sunday in Etowah</p><p>The third annual Heart-Fest Bluegrass Music Festival will take place Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Bad Wolf BBQ in Etowah.</p><p>HeartFest is a benefit music festival to help local families in need. Admission and a barbecue plate is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair for the outdoor festival.</p><p>This year's event will feature four bluegrass bands: Carolina Blue, Junction 280, Carolina Borderline and Boylston Creek.</p><p>Project Linus seeks blankets</p><p>The local chapter of Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization that donates handmade blankets to children in crisis, is seeking volunteers to create blankets. New “blanketeers” can contribute knitted, crocheted, quilted, no-sew fleece or flannel blankets.</p><p>The chapter has distributed more than 43,000 blankets during the past 14 years, and there is still a need for more. Contact Ellen Knoefel at 828-645-8800 for more information.</p>